This is #Thorndon Hall, #Ingrave, #Essex - not that far from #Brentwood - designed by #neoclassical architect James Paine and built from 1764. The portico had been imported from Italy in 1742 for use on a previous hall that had burnt down.

Another fire gutted the insides in the 19th century, and after a rather sad history is now private flats. I took this snap through the fence.

I like the way the clouds appear to come out of the house.
#photography #history #histodons #palladian